1. Ernie Payne: Coercion Street (Black & Tan)
1. Sista Monica: Can't Keep A Good Woman Down (Mo' Muscle)
1. Earl Gaines Is Back! The Different Feelings of Blues & Soul (Blue-Fye)
2. Billy Jones: tha’ Bluez (Black & Tan)

2. Joey Gilmore: The Ghosts of Mississippi Meet The Gods Of Africa (Bluzpik)

2. Ernest Lane: The Blues Is Back (Acoustic Music)
3. Mem Shannon: I'm From Phunkville (Northern Blues)
3. Floyd Dixon:  Fine! Fine! Thing! (HighJohn)
3. Filmore Slim: The Game (Mountain Top)

4. Precious Bryant: My Name Is Precious (Music Maker)
5. Bill Clark & Deacon Jones: Late Again (Nile Lotus)
5. Rosco Gordon: No Dark In America (Dualtone)
6. Earl Gilliam: Texas Doghouse Blues (Dialtone)

6. John 'Juke' Logan: The Truth Will Rock You (Mocombo)
6. Barbara Lynn: Blues & Soul Situation (Dialtone)
7. Mitch Kashmar: Nickels & Dimes (Delta Groove)
7. Heaven Davis: Steamy (Wild Child Davis)

7. Ruby Wilson: Show You A Good Time (Unkut)
8. Cool John Ferguson: Guitar Heaven (Music Maker)
9. Chicago Blues Harmonica Project: Diamonds In The Rough
(Severn)
10. Finis Tasby: What My Blues Are All About (Electro-Fi)

11. Wayne Baker Brooks: Mystery (Blues Island)
12. Little Joe Washington: The Blues Reality (Blues Interactions)
12. Zora Young: Tore Up From The Floor Up (Delmark)
13. Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne: Let It Loose (Electro-Fi)
14. Ro Piazza & The Mighty Flyers: For The Chosen Who (Delta Groove)
15. Elvin Bishop: Gettin' My Groove Back (Blind Pig)
16. Little Charlie And The Nightcats: Nine Lives (Alligator/Fusion 3)

16. Calvin Newborn: New Born (Yellow Dog)
16. Michael Hill: Black Gold & Goddesses Bold (JSP)
17. Big George Brock & The Houserockers: Club Caravan (Cathead)
18. Big George Jackson: Southern In My Soul (Black &Tan)
18. Ladell McLin: Stand Out (Gigantic)
19. Louisiana Red: No Turn On Red (HighTone)
19. Solomon Burke: Make Do With Wat You Got (Shout Factory)
20. Miss Peaches: Big Legs Woman With A Thrill (Video Uptown) 20. Little Joe Washington:  Houston Guitar Blues (Dialtone)
21. The Mannish Boys: Live & In Demand (Delta Groove)
21. Ronnie Earl & Duke Robillard: The Duke Meets The Earl (Stony Plain)
22. Bobby Rush: Night Fishing (Deep Rush)
22. The Hollywood Blue Flames: Soul Sanctuary (Delta Groove)
23. Theodis Ealey: Stand Up In It (Ifgam)
24. Lil’ Ronnie & The Grand Dukes: Do What ‘Cha Do (Trust Me Baby)
24. Harrison Kennedy: Voice Story (Black & Tan)
25. Beverly ‘Guitar’ Watkins: The Feelings Of… (Music Maker)
26. Texas Soul Sisters (Dialtone)
26. Chick Willis: I Did It All (CML)
27. Lady Bianca: Let Love Have It's Way (Magic Records)
28. Chainsaw Dupont: Bourbon Street Breakdown (Blue Warrior)
28. Lou Pride: Keep On Believing (Severn)
29. Johnny Nicholas: Livin' With The Blues (Topcat)
29. C.C. Adcock: Lafayette Marquis, The (Yep Rock)
30. Alvin 'Youngblood' Hart: Motivational Speaker (Tone Cool/Artemis)
30. Hubert Sumlin: About Them Shoes (Tone-Cool/Artemis)
30. Chicago Blues Reunion:Buried Alive In The Blues (Out Of The Box Records)
30. Los Super 7/Heard It On The X (Telarc)

31. Charles Mack: Next Generation Blues (Mack 9)
32. Pura Fe: Follow Your Heart (Music Maker)
33. Paul Oscher: Down In The Delta (Blues Fidelity)
34. Sean Costello (Tone Cool/Artemis)
34. Guitarmageddon: Vidar Busk, Kid Anderson & Junior Watson (Grappa/Blue Moon)
34. Bill Rhoades & The Party Kings: Voodoo Lovin’ (White Owl)
34. Precious Bryant: The Truth (Terminus)
35. Terry Hanck: Night Train (TBR Music)
35. Johnny Neel: Gun Metal Blue (Breakin’ Records)
36. Jimmy "T-99" Nelson: The Legend (Nettie Marie)
36. Alex Schultz: Think About It (Severn)
37. Shirley Brown: Woman Enough (Malaco)
38. Buckwheat Zydeco: Jackpot! (Tomorrow Recordings)
38. Miss Angel: That's The Way I Tumble (Electro-Fi)
39. Booboo Davis: The Snake (Black & Tan)
40. Maxine Brown: From The Heart (Back Alley/Walboomer Music)
40. Michael Osborn: Touch Tone (Checker Board Records)
41. Memphis Gold: Prodigal Son (Indie)
41. Cari Lee And The Contenders: Scorched (Star Tone Records)

41. The Billy Gibson Band (Inside Sounds)

42. Sugar Ray & The Blue Tones: Hands Across The Table
(Severn)

42. Frank Ace: Cry U Out Of My Heart (Chueffa)
42. Carl Weathersby: Hold On (Indie)
43. Otis Clay: Respect Yourself (Blind Pig/Stony Plain)

44. The Silvertones: Ride In My Cadillac (Deep South Productions)

45. Big Babe Martin & The Chump Change Band: Live At The Blue Note (Indie)
46. Robert Cray: Twenty (Sanctuary)
46. Tab Benoit: Fever For The Bayou (Telarc)
47. James Hinkle: Straight Ahead Blues (Blues Light)
48. Thomas ‘Big Hat’ Fields: Big Hat Zydeco Mix (Maison de Soul)
49. Etta Baker & Cora Phillips: Carolina Breakdown (Music Maker)
49. Marcia Ball: Live! Down The Road (Alligator)
50. Big Al & the Heavyweights: Nothin' But Good Lovin' (Blubig)
50. Mississippi Heat: Glad You’re Mine (Crosscut)
51. Morris Ardoin: Le Tracas De Morris (Maison de Soul)
52. Ian Briggs & The Supervampers: Blues Avenue (Cobalt Music U.K.)
53. Otis Clay: In The House (Crosscut)
54. Zac Harmon: The Blues According To Zachariah (Bluestone)
55. Phil Berkowitz Plays Louis’ Blues (Dirty Cat)
56. Delbert McClinton: Cost Of Living (New West)
57. Angela Strehli: Blue Highway (MC)

57. Magic Slim & The Teardrops: Anything Can Happen (Blind Pig/Stony Plain)
58. The Morells: Think About It (HighTone)
59. Cyril Lance: Live From The Outskirts (DogTalk)
60. Sonny Landreth: Grant Street (Sugar Hill)
60. Travis ‘Moonchild’ Haddix: Mudcakes (WannSonn)
60. Tommy Castro: Soul Shaker (Blind Pig/Stony Plain)
61. Nick Moss: Sadie Mae (Blue Bella)
61. Ronny Lee: Texas Blues (Roadhouse)
62. Eugene 'Hideaway' Brooks: Coming Home (Armadillo)
62. Big James: Now You Know (Jamot)
63. Ike & Val Woods: Spinnin' Round & Round (TrueDream)
64. Carlos Guitarlos: Hell Can Wait (Nomad)
65. Patricia Wilder: Sweet Love (Rusty Love)
65. Doc Blakey: The Blues Never Hurt So Good (Ifgam)
66. Tom 'Blues Man' Hunter: Expression Of A Blues Man (Great Blues)
67. Chris Whitely: It’s The Natural Thing To Do (Electro-Fi)
68. Johnny Max Band: Ride And Roll (Pour Soul)
69. Ellis Hooks: Godson of Soul (Evidence)
70. Richard Ray Farrell: Acoustic Roots (Indie)
71. The Bel Airs: Got Love (HighTone)
72. Ken Saydak: It’s My Soul (Evidence)
73. Mark Lemhouse: The Great American Yard Sale (Yellow Dog)
74. Casey Ryder: Here  (Indie)
75. Deb Callahan: The Blue Pearl (CDFreedom)
76. Dmitri Resnick: Bootleg Liquor (Rusty Nail)
77. The Trevor Finlay Band: Show Me What U Got (BKSA)

78. Brian Capps: Walk Through Walls (HighTone)
79. Matthew Skoller: These Kind of Blues (Tongue & Groove)
80. NiteCry: Back In Town (20/20)
80. Lew Jetton & Highway 61 South: Tales From A 2-Lane (61 South)
81. Wes Mackey: The Bluesman (Bluesline)
81. Dave Harris: The Busker’s Blues (SlimChance)
82. Mel Melton: Papa Mojo’s Roadhouse (Louisiana Red Hot)
83. Mississippi Heat: One Eye Open (Delmark)
84. Roosevelt Dean: Touch Somebody's Hand (Indie)
85. Alvin Jett and The Phat Noiz Blues Band: Wet My Beak (Phat Noiz)
86. Terry Evans: Fire In The Feeling (Valley Entertainment)
87. The StrangeTones: Crime-A-Billy (Meteor Sonic)
88. Rose City Kings: Holler Out For More (Roseleaf)
88. Jack de Keyzer: Silver Blues (Blue Star)
89. Taildragger: My Head Is Bald (Delmark)
89. Get In The Groove: Recorded Live! (Norton)
89. 19th Street Red: Street Dog (Red Top)
90. Chili Cold Blood: Rock ‘N Roll Motherfucker Redux (Shake Your Ass)
91. Roomful of Blues: Standing Room Only (Alligator)

92. Byther Smith: Throw Away The Book (Black & Tan)
93. Mac Arnold & Plate Full O' Blues: Nothin' To Prove (Plantation #1)
94. Fathead: Livelier Than Ever! (Fathead)
95. Leo Key: Unlocked (Indie)
96. Robi Zonca And His Band: You Already Know (Indie)
97. Tom Walbank and the Ambassadors: Mudhook Vol.II (Rocknroll Purgatory)
98. Lil Jay & The Cardsharks (Ladayne)
98. The K’Po Blues Band: Downside (Sevenpost Music)
99. Bobby Blackmon: Travellin’ Home (Indie)
99. Denise LaSalle: Wanted (Ecko)
100. Paul Filipowicz: Chinatown (Big Jake)

1. The Essential Carter Brothers (Fuel 2000)

1. Music City Blues & Soul 1960s: The Best Of Bullet/ Sur-Speed Records (R.O.A.D.)

1. King Solomon: You Ain't Nothing But A Teenager (Night Train/Tuff City)

1. Ray Charles: Pure Genius – The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1952- 1959 (Atlantic-Rhino)

2. Wild Jimmy Spruill: Scratch 'N Twist (Night Train/Tuff City)

2. Night Train To Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues, 1945-1970 , Various Artists Vol.2 (Lost Highway Records)

3. Snooks Eaglin: New Orleans Street Singer (Smithsonian Folkways/Koch)
3. Blind Lemon Jefferson: Long Lonesome Blues (World Arbiter)
4. Calvin Newborn: Up City (Yellow Dog)

4. Clifton Chenier: Louisiana Blues & Zydeco (Arhoolie)

4. Ike Turner: The Bad Man (Night Train/Tuff City)

5. Vernon Garrett: I Made My Own World (Kent/ACE)

6. Eccentric Soul: The Bandit Label (Numero Group)
6. The Fieldstones: Mud Island Blues (HighTone)
6. Modern Downhome Blues: Volume 3: Memphis On Down (Ace/U.K.)

7. Authentic Southern Chitlin Blues (Empire Musicwerks)

7. Nashville's Got The Beat!!!! (R.O.A.D.)

8. Willie Egan: Wow! Wow! (Empire Musicwerks)

9. Jimi Bott: Live Volume 1/Cheap Thrills (Roseleaf)

9. B.B. King: The Ultimate Collection (Geffen/Universal)

10. Blind Willie McTell: Statesboro Blues (Document)

10. Otis Rush: All Your Love/Live At The Wise Fool’s Pub (Delmark)

10. Sunnyland Slim: Long Tall Daddy w. Big Time Sarah (Arcola)

10. Blind Arvella Gray: The Singing Drifter (Conjuroo)"

11. Blues Beginnings: Early Raw Electric Blues Masters (Empire Musicwerks)

11. Central Rocks: The Central Avenue Scene 1951-1958, Vol 2 (ACE/U.K.)

12. BB King: Singin' The Blues (ACE/U.K.)

12. Billy Boy Arnold: Consolidated Mojo (Electro-Fi)

12. The Fabulous Treniers: The Hoss Allen Sessions (Night Train/Tuff City)

13. The Great Johnny Adams Blues Album (Rounder/Universal)
13. Keep It To Yourself: Arkansas Blues Vol. #1/ Solo Performances (Stackhouse Records)
14. James Harman Band: Strictly Live In ’85…Plus Vol. 1 (Gulf Coast Records/Pacific Blues)

14. Eddie Holloway: The Greatest Hits (Empire Musicwerks)

14. Elmore James And His Broomdusters: Blues After Hours (ACE/U.K.)
14. Herman Hitson: You Are Too Much For The Human Heart (Soul-Tay- Shus/Tuff City)

15. The Lamplighters: Loving Rocking Thrilling (ACE/U.K.)
16. Blues With A Message: Various Artists (Arhoolie)
17. The Devil Is A Busy Man (Empire Musicwerks)
17. Blues Guitarkillers: Various Artists (Wolf)
18. William Clarke: Live in Germany (Watchdog)
18. Funky Funky Houston: Various Artists (Funky Delicacies/Tuff City)
18. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee: Harlem Troubadours (Saga/YDGS)
19. Big Mama Thornton: In Europe (Arhoolie)
19. Little Walter: Blowing with A Feeling (Saga)
20. Staple Singers: The Ultimate Staple Singers…(ACE/U.K.)

20. Charles Brown: Cryin’ Mercy (Blue Orchid)
21. Bottleneck Blues: The Rough Guide To…(Rough/World Music Network)
22. Amos Milburn: Thinking & Drinking (Blue Orchid)
22. Big Mama Thornton: Sassy Mama (Just A Memory/Justintime)
23. T-Bone Walker: Papa Ain’t Salty (Blue Orchid)

24. Voodoo Blues: Hoodoo & Magical Practices (Saga)
25. Odetta: Sings Ballads And Blues (Empire Musicwerks)

26. Sam & Dave (Henry Stone Music)

27. Texas & Louisiana Slide Masters: Blues & Western Swing (Saga)
28. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee: Walk On (Just A Memory)
29. J.W. Warren: Life Ain’t Worth Livin’ (Fat Possum)
29. Jimmy Witherspoon: The Very Best Of... (Collectables)
30. The Best Of The Smokin' Joe Kubek Band Featuring Bnois King: Served- Up Texas Style (Rounder/Bullseye)

30. Albert Collins: The Iceman At Mount Fuji (Fuel 2000)
30. Wild Bill Davis: The Everest Years (Empire/Musicwerks)
31. Ol' Virginia Soul Pt. 1: Jump Up And Down (Arcadia International)
32. Ol' Virginia Soul Pt. 2: Funky, Virginia (Arcadia International)
32. Tim Williams: Passed Through Here (Cayuse)

34. Phillip Mitchell: Just The Beginning (Grapevine)
35. Aaron Neville: Tell It Like It Is (Hip-O/Universal)
36. Goin' Down South: A Blues Sampler (Inside Sounds)
37. Blind Willie McTell: The Devil Can't Hide From Me (Fuel 2000)

38. Dr. John: The Best Of The Parlophone Years (Blue Note/Universal)

39. Lightnin' Hopkins: Blowin' The Fuses (Empire Musicwerks)

40. What’s Your Name?: Various Artists (El Toro)
41. Peggy Scott Adams: 16 Hits! (Miss Butch)
42. Memphis Blues Bands And Singers: 1980s (High Water/HighTone)

42. Johnny Nicholas: Thrill On The Hill (Topcat)

43. Down Home Blues Classic: Texas 1946-1954 (Boulevard Vintage)
44. Pachuco Soul: Various Artists (Vampi Soul)
45. Funky Funky Detroit: Various Artists (Funky Delicacies/Tuff City)

CANADA

2004 Top Canadian Blues CDs (Canada-Based Artists)
1. Carter Chaplin: Don’t Be So Evil (Indie)
1. Raoul and The Big Time: Cold Outside (Big Time)
2. VP & The Hammerheads: Hypnotized (Fat Tone)
3. Andrew Gillis with The Shamans (Shake Records)
4. Stephen Barry Band: Bluesville (Bros)
5. Saturday Night Fish Fry: Rhythm & Soul (7 Arts)
6. Dave Harris: The Busker’s Blues (Slim Chance)
7. Garret Mason: I’m Just A Man (Indie)

2004 Best Canadian Blues CD/Canadian Artist
1. Carter Chaplin: Don’t Be So Evil (Indie)
1. Raoul and The Big Time: Cold Outside (Big Time)

2004 Top Canadian Blues CDs (U.S.-Based Artists)
1. Ronnie Earl: Now My Soul (Stony Plain)
1. Paul Oscher: Alone With The Blues (Electro-Fi)
2. Willie Big Eyes Smith and The Juke Joint Rockers: Bluesin’ It (Electro Fi)
2. Duke Robillard: Blue Mood (Stony Plain)
3. Sam Myers: Coming From The Old School (Electro Fi)

2004 Best Canadian Blues Release/U.S. Artist
1. Ronnie Earl: Now My Soul (Stony Plain)
1. Paul Oscher: Alone With The Blues (Electro Fi)

2004 Best Canadian Blues/Rock Album
David Gogo: Vibe (Cordova Bay/Universal)

2004 Best Canadian Blues/Rock Artist
1. David Gogo
1. Trevor Finlay Band

2004 Best Canadian Blues Tune/Lyric
1. “Good Eye On You” Rick Jeffrey from Carter Chaplin: Don’t Be So Evil (Indie)
1. “Like A Fool” Rick Jeffrey from Carter Chaplin: Don’t Be So Evil (Indie)

2004 Best Canadian Blues Tune/Instrumental (Guitar)
“Bloozabilly Boogie” from Carter Chaplin: Don’t Be So Evil (Indie)

2004 Best Canadian Blues Guitar Recording
1. Carter Chaplin: Don’t Be So Evil (Indie)
1. V.P. & The Hammerheads: Hypnotized (Fat Tone)

2004 Best Canadian Blues Record Label
1. Stony Plain
1. Electro Fi

2004 Best Canadian Blues Website
www.blueheartarchive.com

2004 Best Canadian Blues Society/Scruples, Goals & Achievements
Saskatoon Blues Society

2004 Richard Newell Award/Dedication To The Blues (Non-Musician)
Greg Baert & Debra Korop/Baert-Korop Talent (Vancouver, BC)

2004 Richard Newell Award/Dedication To The Blues (Musician)
Stephen Barry

2004 Best Canadian Blues Vocalist/Female
Georgette Fry

2004 Best Canadian Blues Vocalist/Male
Donald Ray Johnson

2004 Best Canadian Blues Deejay/Norman B. Blakely Award
Holger Petersen (CBC)

2004 Best Canadian Slide Guitarist
1. Dave Harris
1.John Campbelljohn

Top Canadian Blues Guitarists
1. Carter Chaplin
1. Jack DeKeyzer
1. Greg Demchuk
2. Kevin Higgins
3. Trevor Finlay
4. Johnny V. Mills
5. Brandon Isaac
6. Dave Dykhuizen

2004 Best Canadian Blues Guitarist
1. Jack DeKeyzer
1. Greg Demchuk
1. Carter Chaplin

2004 Best Canadian Blues Bassist (Electric)
1. Stephen Barry
1. Russell Jackson

2004 Best Canadian Blues Bassist (Acoustic)
Ken Wilson

2004 Top Canadian Blues Harmonica Players
David Hoerl
Joe Murphy
Raoul Bhaneja
Jerome Godboo
Dave Harris
Dave Rotundo
Bill Hills
Phil Potvin
Michael Pickett
Victor Polyk
Andrew Gillis

2004 Best Canadian Blues Harmonica Player/Amplified
1. Dave Hoerl
1. Joe Murphy

2004 Best Canadian Blues Harmonica Player/Acoustic
1. Joe Murphy
1. Dave Harris

2004 Best Canadian Blues Harmonica Instrumental
“Rawkin’” Phil Potvin on Carter Chaplin: Don’t Be So Evil (Indie)

2004 Best Canadian Blues Acoustic Artist
1. Tim Williams
1. Michael Pickett

2004 Best Canadian Blues Club/Central
Silver Dollar, Toronto

2004 Best Canadian Blues Club/Western
The Yale, Vancouver

2004 Best Canadian Blues Songwriter
1. Michael Pickett
1. Raoul Bhaneja

2004 Best Canadian Blues Festival
The Edmonton Labatt’s Blues Festival

2004 Best Canadian Producer/Blues
Alec Fraser

2004 Best Canadian Recording Studio
Liquid, Toronto

2004 Best Canadian Soul/R&B Vocalist (Male)
Billy Dixon (Vancouver)

2004 Best Canadian Soul/R&B Vocalist (Female)
Shakura S’Aida (Toronto)

2004 Best Canadian Country Blues CD/Canadian Artist
Dave Harris: The Busker’s Blues (Slim Chance)

2004 Best Canadian Blues Debut CD
Carter Chaplin: Don’t Be So Evil (Indie)

2004 Best New Canadian Blues Artist
Carter Chaplin

2004 Best Canadian Blues Band/Western
The Twisters (Vancouver)

2004 Best Canadian Blues Band/Eastern
Carter Chaplin (Halifax)

2004 Best Canadian Blues Band/Central
1. Johnny Max Band (Toronto)
1. Raoul and The Big Time (Toronto)
1.Trevor Finlay Band (Ottawa)

2004 Best Canadian Live Band/All Genres
Brickhouse (Vancouver)

2004 Best Acoustic Bassist/All Genres
Ken Wilson

2004 Best Unsigned Blues Act
1. Carter Chaplin
1. Trevor Finlay Band

2004 Best Blues Sax Player
Jerry Cook (Vancouver)

2004 Best Blues Manager/Promoter
1. Bruce Morel
1. Phillipe Giguere

2004 Best Canadian Drummer
Ainslie Jardine

2004 Best Canadian Blues Organist
Michael Fonfara

2004 Best Canadian Blues Pianist
Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne

2004 Best Canadian R&B/Soul Release
Saturday Night Fish Fry: Rhythm & Soul (7 Arts)

2004 Best Canadian Gospel Artist
Danny Brooks

2004 Best Blues Festival Accommodations
Chateau Louis, Edmonton

2004 Canadian ‘Star of the Future’ Award
Baby Leroy

Farewell
John Witmer
Bill Keeley

MISCELLANEOUS

2004 Top Blues Piano Releases/New (All Genres)
David Maxwell: Max Attack (Blue Max/95 North)
Mike Kindred & Dexter Walker: Handstand (Loud House)
Henry Butler: Homeland (Basin St.)

2004 Best Blues Piano CD
David Maxwell: Max Attack (Blue Max/95 North)

2004 Top Blues Harmonica Blues Releases (All Genres)
1. Big George Jackson: Southern in My Soul (Black & Tan)
1. Mark Hummel & Johnny Dyer: Rolling Fork Revisited (Mountain Top)
2. Carter Chaplin: Don’t Be So Evil (Indie)
3. Paul Oscher: Alone with the Blues (Indie)
4. Dave Harris: The Busker’s Blues (Slim Chance)
5. Dave Nevling: Heady Brew (Katastic)

2004 Best Blues Harmonica CD/Amplified
1. Mark Hummel & Johnny Dyer: Rolling Fork Revisited (Mountain Top)
1. Big George Jackson: Southern in My Soul (Black & Tan)

2004 Best Blues Harmonica CD/Acoustic
1. Dave Harris: The Busker’s Blues (Slim Chance)
1. Paul Oscher: Alone with the Blues (Electro-Fi)

2004 Best Blues Harmonica CD/New Artist
Tim Gonzalez and Friends: Straight from the Heart (SVR)

2004 Top Blues Harmonica Tracks/New
1. “Glory, Glory” Paul Oscher (Paul Oscher “Alone with the Blues”/Electro-Fi)
1. “Club Zanzibar”: Kim Wilson (Kirk Fletcher “Shades of Blue”/Delta Groove)
2. “Alone with the Blues” & “My Sweet Suzanne” Paul Oscher (Paul Oscher
“Alone with the Blues/Electro-Fi)
2. “Sweet Thing” & “It Ain’t Love” Dave Nevling (Dave Nevling “Heavy Brew”/
Katastic Records)
3 “Bad Poker Hand” Joe Murphy (Carter Chaplin “Don’t Be So Evil”/Indie)
3. “You Got It All” Mark Hummel (Raoul & The Big Time “Cold Outside”/Big Time)
4. “Like a Fool” Rick Jeffrey (Carter Chaplin “Don’t Be So Evil”/Indie
4. “Slim’s Blue Zydeco” Dave Harris (Dave Harris “Busker’s Blues”/Scant Chance)
5. “If I Ever Get Flush Again” Arthur Williams (Jelly Roll)
6. “Coming from the Old School” Sam Myers (Sam Myers “Coming from the Old
School”/Electro-Fi)

2004 Best Blues Harmonica CD/Vintage
This is the Blues Harmonica Vol. 2 (Delmark)

2004 Best Harmonica CD/Other Genres (Jazz)
Billy Gibson: In a Memphis Tone (Inside Sounds)

2004 Best U.S. Blues Label
1. Severn
1. Dialtone

2004 Best Blues Website Overall (World)
www.blueheartarchive.com

2004 Best R&B/Soul Live Act
The Motor City R&B Pioneers (Stanley Mitchell, Joe Weaver, Kenny Martin)

2004 Best U.S. Blues Society
1. The Baltimore Blues Society
1. The Blues Society of Western New York

2004 Best Blues Society Publication
“Blues Beat” by The Blues Society of Western New York

2004 Best U.S. Blues Society Website
Houston Blues Society (http://www.houstonbluessociety.org)

2004 Blues Crusader – Proactivism Award
Fred James (Road Records)
Eddie Stout (Dialtone)
Norm & Josie Pingrey (Oozie Blues)

2004 Carry-the-Blues-Torch Award
Chainsaw Dupont
Wayne Baker Brooks
Kirk Fletcher

2004 Top U.S. Blues Guitarists/Traditional
1. Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown
2. Jody Williams
3. Texas Johnny Brown
4. Robert Lockwood
5. Big Terry DeRouen

2004 Best U.S. Blues Guitarist/Traditional
Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown

2004 Top U.S. Guitarists/Modern
1. Kirk Fletcher
1. Ronnie Baker Brooks
1. Bnois King
2. Junior Watson
2. Alex Schultz
3. Robin Sylar
4. Craig Horton
5. Travis Haddix
5. Pat Boyack

2004 Best U.S. Blues Guitarist/Modern
1. Kirk Fletcher
1. Ronnie Baker Brooks
1. Bnois King

2004 Top U.S. Blues Guitar Tunes (New)
1. “Hideout” by Jody Williams (“You Left Me in the Dark”/Evidence)
2. “The Drifter” by Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown (“Timeless”/Hightone)
3. “Club Zanzibar” by Kirk Fletcher (“Shades of Blue”/Delta Groove)
3. “Pretty Girls” by Robin Sylar (“Tricked Out”/Top Cat)
4. “Fly” and “Automatic” by Tony Vega (“Tastes Like Love”/Blue Texas)
5. “She Can Smell Another Woman” by Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King (Show
Me the Money (Blind Pig)

2004 Best Blues Quote
“You know, music is the last frontier of man…” ‘Gatemouth’ Brown’s intro to
“The Drifter”

2004 Greatest Live DVD Performance
1. Rufus Thomas on “Wattstax” (Warner Home Video)
1. Ike & Tina Turner on “Soul to Soul” (Reelin’ in the Years/Rhino)

2004 Top Blues Guitar Performances/DVD
1. Earl Hooker “Earl’s Boogie” from “The American Folk Blues Festival Vol. 3”
(Hip-O/Reelin’ in the Years)
1. Matt ‘Guitar’ Murphy “Matt’s Guitar Boogie” from “Memphis Slim & Sonny Boy Williamson: Live in Europe” (Hip-O/Reelin’ in the Years)
2. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Johnny Copeland “Cold Shot” and “Look at Little Sister” from “Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble: Live at Montreaux” (Sony/Epic Legacy)
3. Ike Turner “I Smell Trouble” from “Soul to Soul” (Rhino/Reelin’ in the Years)
4. Cornell Dupree “Honky Tonk” from “The Gadd Gang/Digital Live” (Eagle Eye/Eagle Rock

2004 Top U.S. Blues Vocalists/Female
1. Trudy Lynn
1. E.C. Scott
1. Linda Hornbuckle
2. Mickey Champion
3. Francine Reed
4. Carol Fran
5. Sugar Pie DeSanto
6. Toni Lynn Washington
7. Grana’ Louise
8. Nora Jean Bruso

2004 Top U.S. Blues Vocalists/Male
1. Little Milton
1. Roman Carter
2. Finis Tasby
2. Bnois King
3. Jody Williams
3. W.C. Clark
3. J.W. Williams

Best U.S. Blues Vocalist/Male
1. Little Milton
1. Roman Carter

2004 Top ‘Blues-Stars-of-the-Future’
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Wayne Baker Brooks
Eddie Cotton
Chainsaw Dupont
Kirk Fletcher
Big James
Raful Neal Jr.

2004 Best-Produced Blues Debut Release
1. Peach: The Real Thing (Blues Rock Records)
1. Charlene Grant: That Would Be Me (Indie)

2004 Best Blues Instrumental CD
Bill Clark & Deacon Jones (Nile Lotus)

2004 Best Blues Piano Instrumental
“Twisted Tendons” by David Maxwell: “Max Attack” (Blue Max/95 North)

2004 Best Blues Saxophone Player U.S.
1. Bill Clark (L.A.)
1. Eddie Shaw (Chicago)

2004 Best Blues Organist U.S.
Deacon Jones

2004 Best Live Blues CD
1. Cyril Lance: Live from the Outskirts (Dog Talk)
1. Dimitri Resnik Band: Bootleg Liquor (Rusty Nail)

2004 Best Traditional Blues Release
1. Clarence Gatemouth Brown: Timeless (Hightone)
1. Jody Williams: You Left Me in the Dark (Evidence)

2004 Best Blues/Rock Talent
Steve Fister

2004 Best Blues Party
The Ponderosa Stomp (New Orleans, April 26-27)

2004 Best U.S. Blues Festivals
1. Poconos Blues Festival (Big Boulder, PA)
1. Centrum’s Port Townsend Blues & Heritage Festival (Port Townsend, WA.)
1. Portland Waterfront Blues Festival (Portland, OR)

2004 ‘Imagine’ Award a.k.a. Truth in Song
1. “Curse of Hamm” by Ernie Payne from Ernie Payne: Coercion Street (Black & Tan)
1. “Attica” by Otis Taylor: Double V (Telarc)

2004 World’s Greatest Blues/Soul Vocalist/Male
Solomon Burke

2004 World’s Greatest Blues/Soul Vocalist/Female
1. E.C. Scott
1. Linda Hornbuckle

Goodbye/Farewell (2004 Passings: A Very Sad Year)

Claude Williams (Kansas City’s Blues Fiddler)
E. Rodney Jones (Chicago’s #1 Blues Promoter/Deejay)
J.J. Malone (last of California’s legendary Rhythm Rockers)
Estelle Axton (co-founder STAX Records)
Gene ‘Flash’ Terry (Oklahoma’s guitar wizard)
Soko Richardson (Ike Turner’s & Albert Collins’ drummer-of-choice)
Doris Troy (Soul Diva of “Just One Look” fame)
Gene Allison (Nashville’s R&B star)
Bob Greenlee (founder/owner of Kingsnake Records)
Hank Marr (1950s/60s Hammond B-3 star)
Robert Menardo (one of the last of The Falcons R&B group)
Jimmy Coe (1950s tenor sax figure)
A.C. Reed a.k.a. Aaron Corthen (Chicago’s colorful “Take These Blues an’ Shove ‘Em” author)
Reverend Gatemouth Moore (the greatest Blues singer of all time by his own admission)
Ray Charles (The Genius, right?)
Preston Love (one of the greatest sax players of Jazz, R&B and Blues)
Willie Egans (California rockin’ piano man)
J.J. ‘Bad Boy’ Jones (L.A.’s Blues patriarch)
Robert Plunkett (one of Chicago’s greatest Blues drummers)
Nelson Carson (one of Arkansas’ last Blues elders)
Anthony ‘Tuba Fats’ Lacen (New Orleans tuba ace)
Percy Welch (Macon bandleader who gave Little Richard his start)
Ella Johnson (who sang so wonderfully with brother Buddy Johnson’s band
Wilbur Steinberg (Memphis Fender Bass pioneer)
Erskine Oglesby (St. Louis sax legend who recorded with Black & Tan Records)
Fred Grady (Chicago drummer who worked with EVERYONE)
Porky Cohen (the greatest trombonist in the Blues)
Dr. Horse a.k.a. Al Pittman (the father of Rap/Blues “Jack, That Cat was Clean”)
Que Martyn (T-Bone Walker bassist who went on to TV orchestration fame)
Ray Scott (Chicago’s legendary percussionist with Howlin’ Wolf et al.)
Clifford Solomon (possibly the finest tenor saxman on the West Coast)
Raful Neal (the king of Louisiana Blues)
Carol Rachou (owner/operator of the superb LaLouisianne label)
Monroe Passis (owner of Chicago’s Parkway label and producer for Black & White)
Bill Peebles (drummer with Ray Charles’ 1950s band)
Cal Green (Texas guitar legend who recorded with dozens of R&B legends)
Illinois Jacquet (one of the greatest honkin’ tenor saxmen of the 1950s)
Hunter Hancock (West Coast deejay legend and record label owner)
Oscar Lee Perry (Houston’s great unheralded Blues star)
Bernard Odum (James Brown’s original bassist)
Noble ‘Thin Man’ Watts (New York’s 1950s/60s sax king)
Johnny Bragg (the great voice of The Prisonaires whose “Walkin’ in the Rain” got them pardons from prison)
Billy Davis (producer/A&R man with Chess and Motown)
Arthur ‘Butch’ Dixon (son of Willie Dixon and great pianist)
A.C. ‘Moohah’ Williams (the spirit of Memphis Blues and legendary deejay)
Joe Barry (Louisiana swamp pop legend)
Martin Brooks (Austin Blues/Jazz trumpeter who worked with Freddy King)
Louis Satterfield (Chess Records great session bassist who was working with Cash McCall)
Jimmy Lewis (the great songwriter – “Bill” and label owner – Miss Butch)
Bill Yancey (Chicago ‘standup’ bassist who worked with Floyd McDaniel a/o)
Leroy Breaux (New Orleans drummer with Johnny Adams, Bobby Mitchell a/o)
Johnny Bristol (Motown producer/songwriter)
Wallace Davenport (New Orleans trumpeter)
Leo Dejan (New Orleans trumpeter)
Mary Ann Fisher (former Raelette)
Smokey Rhodes (Austin pianist/dancer)
Curtis Butler (of Detroit’s Butler Twins; brother Clarence died 5 months earlier)
Rick Henderson (alto saxman with Dinah Washington)
Timi Yuro (rest after a long struggle – she had a voice that was God-given)
Ray Condo (Canada’s Roots Rockin’ King)
Syreeta (Wright – Motown’s 1970s Queen)